Fear Oil Cap Will Cost Public

A cabinet bill limiting corporate liability for oil leaks will leave taxpayers with millions in costs from any spill the size of a 2010 Enbridge Inc. pipeline breach in Michigan, MPs say. Bill C-46 caps no-fault liability at $1 billion; comparable U.S. law carries no such limit on clean-up costs: “One billion dollars is a drop in the bucket”.

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